Camelina sativa (Camelina sativa)
Description
“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: seeds Camelina sativa is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae and is usually known in English as camelina, gold-of-pleasure, or false flax, also occasionally wild flax, linseed dodder, German sesame, and Siberian oilseed. It is native to Europe and to Central Asian areas. This plant is cultivated as oilseed crop mainly in Europe and in North America.As a summer or winter annual plant, camelina grows to heights of 30–120 cm (12–47 in), with branching stems which become woody at maturity. The leaves are alternate on the stem, lanceolate with a length from 2–8 cm (0.79–3.15 in) and a width of 2–10 mm (0.079–0.394 in). Leaves and stems may be partially hairy. It blooms in the UK, between June and July. Its abundant, four-petaled flowers are pale yellow in colour, and cross-shaped.Later, it produces a fruit which is pear shaped with a short beak.The seeds are brown,or orange in colour and a length of 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in).The 1,000-seed weight ranges from 0.8–2.0 g (0.028–0.071 oz).
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Brassicales
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Family: Brassicaceae
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Genus: Camelina
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